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MINNESOTA.
March 80, 1887

Minneapolis, April %, 1SS7.-[To the
Editor of The UNIvERsALIsT. - The
Easter season just past was signalized by
special services in most of the churches
in this State. This was especially true of
the Church of the Redeemer, this city.
Everything that could add to the interest
and impressiveness of the occasion was
summoned. AS announced last week,
twenty-five new members we're taken
into the church.
Monday afternoon following an Eas-
ter reception was given by the ladies of
the church, which was in every way a
most successful occasion. The parlors
were beautifully adorned with flowers
and potted plants, and large number
were made many times welcome by the
genial ladies.
Rev. w. H. Harrington
has concluded to move his family to Ex-
celsior in May. His society there has
steadily gathered strength, and the COM
pletion of the church building is conf
IDENTIFY expected before next winter. The
patronage given any enterprise under
taken by Br. Harrington and his society
is 80 catering as to give evidence of the
utmost good feeling toward them in the
community.
We hear good accounts from Anoka,
but in such disiointed way as not to be
able to narrate particulars. The good
people there already begin to speak JOY
fully of the coming Convention.
saltwater.
Our church in Saltwater is yet without
a minister. The Sunday school talked OF
has not been started. Ever y one seems tc
be SO occupied with personal duties that
the great interests Of the Sunday -school
are neglected, We still believe that the
man adapted to that place would find q
good field for his labors and warm
hearted, consecrated people to aid and
sustain him.
Prof. Frank t. Wilson, of Saltwater
gave his lecture, " The Suns of the Uni
verse;" before the Third society. The
lecture was illustrated by Prof. Kerstet
ter with his famous stereopticou. In every
particular the lecture was a success. The
lecture itself was full of unusual intor
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This arrangement ehoullsecure the rep
resentation of every Universalist school
in the State. Let good workers be select
ed as delegates to the Conventions.
We regret to learn Of the death
on April IL, of Br Edward Snowden, a
valued personal friend, and worthy
member of our Springfield parish. He
leaves widow and daughter and many
friends, but they mourn not as those
without hope. Appropriate services
were conducted at the family home on
the following Wednesday, by Rev @. s.
Vincent.
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Preaching will also soon be resumed at
Courtland, Rev. J. @. F. Grumbine sup
plying the pulpit during the week.-Rev.
j. ID. Corby has received call to Her
kimer and will no doubt accept.-Beeides
the six who united with the Syracuse
church on Easter, two, who had given
their names, were absent on account of
sickness. Seven new names we're offered
for mem bership. The church is growing
in power and numbers "A recent sermon
by Rev. DIR. /. III. Atwood, ON the Moral
Significance of Christs DEATH" evoked
the following from Canton paper: at
was full of beautiful passages, graphic
descriptions, and rare poetic imagery. The
audience was held spell bound for forty
minutes. He zealously urges a renewal
of spiritual life in the individual soul,
and held up the doctrine of Immortality
as great incentive to this course of life"
Rev. DR.. J. s. Lee delivered lecture be-
fore the Philomathian Society, on Friday
evening, in Fisher Memorial Hall, Can
ton, on "Some Orators Whom I Have
Seen and Heard" He gave interesting
personal "reminiscences OF Webster, Sum-
ner, Choate, Everett, Gladstone, Disraeli,
Spurgeop, Beecher, Chaplin, Starr King,
Phillips and other distinguished speak
ers. = The Sunday-school Institute OF
western New York, was held at Newark,
April 81 and 20.
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gl1e dd1est.

WISCONSIN, Oshkosh Easter
services at Oshkosh we're successful, Mr.
Leavitt in the morning preaching on "The
Resurrection" In the evening the chill
dren of the Sunday school gave selections
from the Helper Easter piece to q crowd.
ed house. 1t was very nice. Six new
members were added to the parish Easter
Monday evening.
StOughtOn.-The services in the Uni
versalist church, Sunday, both morning
and evening, were of a very interesting
character and large number of listen
ers we're in attendance. Easter services
we're held in the evening, and a hand
some floral display had been prepared by
the ladies of the society. So reports the
Courier.
Mrs. III. b. Latin, OF Lacrosse, presi-
dent Of the Woman's Missionary Asso-
citation, makes the following acknowl.
edgments: "The following faithful few
have sent their subscription to me for the
Universalist Woman's Missionary Asso-
citation OF Wisconsin for this year: Mrs.
N. nj. Fowler, Waupun, $1.00; Mrs. Cole
man, president OF W. O. A., $3.50;
Mrs. Coleman, Milwaukee, personal con-
tribution, 500; Mrs. o. g Perkins, Cal
edonia, $1.00; Mr.. d. B. Lewis, Neenah,
$500. We extend grateful thanks and
hope to hear from others soon."
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Onrresp p11dence.
THE TEXAS PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.

THE TEXAS PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
MCKINNEY, Texas, April 20, 1887.
DEAR UNIvERsAbIsT: In my itinerant
life as National w. G. 7. U. speaker
frequently do not see your face for
months 1t is during such long inter.
walls of your absence that can measure
how valuable you are and how great
deprivation I suffer. A few days ago, in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Web
ster, Of Denison, Texas, unhinching rep
resentatives of Universalism, 1 met you
and greedily devoured your late issues.
l am in this State to lend hand in the
opening of the campaign for constitutional
amendment prohibition. The confidence
and enthusiasm with which the Texans
enter the contest is inspiring. Two nights
ago, at Dallas, very large audience, and
as excellent in character as in numbers,
was given me at the court house. At the
close OF the meeting it was a right blessed
privilege to meet our Rev. J. K. Street
and wife. He had made an endeavor
during the day to find my headquarters,
in order to carry me off to enjoy the hos
pitality of his own home. He came next
morning to the depot to see me off for
another point; and in hasty talk learn
ed how admirably he grasped the needs of
this State of magnificent acreage. He
has the missionary spirit to a superior
degree, and is undoubtedly the right man
in the right place. 1t will be we'll for
many of us to look upon him and his
heroic pushing out amongst the people
with the more helpful Gospel. Preju-
dices are deeply established in all South
ern minds and the people cling with
tightest grip to the fallacies of the old
creeds that have been preached to them for
so long time. 1t is no easy work to dis
pei the fixed thought that has been grown
into generations with nothing better to
disturb it. But the fullness of time has
come for agitation of that which will be
acceptable and health giving. Texas is
the most promising of all the Southern
States for the establishment Of our faith.
She is set to the lead. Seventeen minis
ters are now proclaiming the good news
OF salvation for all men. Br. Street be-
lieves in eVangelistic visitation from town
to town and the hold of series of meet
ings in each place, after the fashion of
Sam Jones without Sam Jones in it, that
the fear of the people of us as infidels may
be removed. 1 believe he has the right
of it. He made a suggestion to me about
some Universalist seed sowing in Texas,
and earnestly wish the way might open
for me TO act upon it. At any rate, let
us all be quick with word and deed to
grasp the opportunities, and be hopeful
| about the near time when the Christ mis-
sion shall be understood by the whole
people. Yours cordially,
HENRIETTA @. MOORE,
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RHODE ISLAND. - The Next State
Conference will be held with the First
Providence church, April 28.-The church
on Smith Hill, Providence now numbers
thirteen members, working together in
harmony, strong in the faith and trying
to cultivate hope for the best things"
CONNECTICUT State Items.-There
is no pastor at New London, but there
are occasional meetings. Rev. O. b. Lynn
and Rev. G.. III. Emerson have recently
supplied the pulpit. = At Stamford, a
week ago Sunday, members were taken
into the church, and the offertory was for
the Home Missions Of the State and Gen.
eral Conventions. In the afternoon the
children had a meeting, with an address
from Rev. j. Smith Dodge.-The South
ern Association will meet in annual ses-
sion at Danbury, June and 10.-Several
new families have taken pews in our
church in Hartford with the beginning
of the year, and the outlook is every way
promising. The Hartford parish is read
lily accorded the first place in Connect
lieut. - Several members we're added ia
the church in Meiiden on Easter Sun.
day, and the Sunday-school concert in
the evening was very pleasant and
profitable occasion. Rev. @. A. Knicker.
hacker held a series of special services
during the season Of Lent, with the pur.
pose Of instructing the young people il
matters of doctrine and church polity.
NEW YORK.-State News Services
will be resumed at Kirksyille soon.-
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Rev. M. j. Steere.

FOOTPRINTS HEAVENWARD or Universasm the
More Excellent Way BY Rev. Martin J. Steere. 12mo
405 pages. $l.00.
This is discussion of human destiny by of sweetest
spirits who has before realizes the glorious destiny
which he proclaimed Educated in the Free VIII Baptist
munion and preacher of that Christian belief his dev
from the old endless misery
joy In these chapters written the form of letters he pous
out his heartfelt gratitude the found faith
ings There nothing bitterly controversial the
book 1t is the earnest sympathetic persuasive word
brother another question human destiny The
trouble that the doctrine endless misery brings upon great
souls it's garng absurdies Scrptura objections
all faithfully and cogently considered.
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Rev. George S. Weaver, D. D.

WAYS OF LIFE The Moral Contrasts of Life By
w Rev. George S. Weaver D. D. 12mo 157 pages 81 90.
This work designed to set outline of the moral
contrasts which have to meet and manage be managed by
them, Principle Pleasure Honesty and Policy
Right and Might Show and Substance Luck Pluck Theory
and Practices Fact Fiction Real the Ideal
through midst this
contradiction it seeks to point out the true of life In the
MAN, of the higher moral principles contrast
with the lower action prevalent the world
in upft higher style of life Ways of Life first
published in 1854 with ready
by press high moral ability
which is written 1t still selling though passing along and
doing its work with less stir than first
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NEBRASKA. - Church Organization
at LincOln.-On Easter Sunday a church
organization of twelve members was
formed at Lincoln, under the pastoral
care of Rev. Eben FL. Chaplin. This is
only the beginning of good work in the
city. We hope to hear more such en-
couraging news.
OREGON Mr.. j. C. Cooper, writing
from McMinnville, Oregon, writes: The
State Convention at it's last session elect
ed me Secretary, and the next session
will be held here June 8, at which time
we hope some of our active ministers
from east of the Rockies will be with us
There is harvest ere, "but where are
the reapers?" Please persuade some of
our people to come out on an excursion
and be at our State Convention. The
Willamette Valley will then be in its YER
dant raiment, fruits and flowers in album
dance. The brethren here,-if we associa-
ate sufficient to .all each other such, "spir-
itually, that 5000 year could
be raised for preaching once month at
this place, and there are half dozen
such places in the valley.
-SorrentO.-The friends in
Sorrento have decided to suspend public
service through the warm and rainy sea-
son, with view to their resumption in
November. Rev. t. p. Abel designs to
pass most Of the summer in travelling in
the South. Letters addressed to him at
Sorrento, Fla, will be promptly forwarded
wherever he may be. Keep Br. Abel
employed in the good work. He is a
strong man, we'll armed.
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MISSOURI.
To the Loyal Universa1ists of Missouri,

To the Loyal UniUersdlists of Missouri,
Greeting:
BRETHREN We recommend to your
good graces and cordial support, Rev. l..
J. Spencer, regularly ordained and &C.
credited minister of the Universalist
church, whom we have employed as our
State Missionary for one year, commence
ing April /, 1887. He is authorised to
make collections in behalf of our State
work, and will report to our State Treas
urer, monthly, statement of all moneys
thus collected. We bespeak for him
your hearty encouragement in his labors
to the end that our good cause may be
built up in this State and "the waste
places be made glad" Let us lay aside all
differences and mistakes Of the past, and
go forward with an earnest aim to redeem
and brighten the future. Every dona-
ton to this work, large or small, will be
thankfully credited to the donor.
"The Lord loveth a cheerful giverp
Make the path Of our ministering brother
as smooth as possible. Brethren, read I
Corinthians xvi ID, IA, and act according
ly. ]. O. CUSTER,
e. W. FULLERTON,
A. r. WoLooTT,
Missionary Committee.
Friends of our cause can find no better
field for missionary investment than the
grand State of Missouri; situated in the
center of the Mississippi valley and in the
heart of our country. Contributions to this
work sent to our Treasurer, A. Brock.
Owasco, Sullivan county; Mo-, will be
properly credited. Brethren, let this be a
personal appeal to you to help on the cam
paign by sending in the supplies. Don t
hold back because you can't give thou
sand dollars. Give according to your
means, if is be only dollar, or half
dollar, or twenty-five cents.
w. A. BARTLETT, Secretary.
March 20, 1887.
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EAsrER-cHuRcH AcCEssIoNs.

To the reports made in our last of ac-
cessions to the church membership,
Easter Sunday, the Leader adds the fol-
lowing:
Albany, s; Troy, 5; Danbury, CT. g.;
Acton, 10, Fort Plain, IS; Brsttleboro,
VT; IL; Syracuse, 6; Meth1ep, 3; Fitch
burg, %; Plymouth, 2; Titusville, Pa
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HoRsFoRp,s ACID PHOSPHATE

III OdStTltlS ana nervousness.
DIR. w. j. Harris, Resident Physician, Good
Samaritan Hospital, st. LOuis, Mo-, says:
1T has achieved great results IN several
chronic cases of gastritis, and afforded great
relief to very many cases of extreme nerv-
business resulting from debility of the digest
i've organs"
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nation, and the audience gave breath
less attention throughout.
The Third Society
was called upon to mourn with one OF its
fret and most earnest supporters last
week.-Mrs.. George w. Libby, whose faith
er was called home Friday morning, April
Is. He was full OF years and full of that
moral heroism which comes of long life
spent in doing good. The writer con-
Quoted the services Sunday, April IL, the
friends and relatives only being present.
The first of May begins the third year
of this society. 1t expects to commence
the year out of debt. with the largest
audiences and greatest unanimity of spirit
it has yet enjoyed. The society has en-
gagged Prof. Whitemore, late of Boston,
to lead the music, and he is proving him
self very competent. The Sunday school
is very vigorous and enjoying the largest
average attendance since its organization.
Personal.
Rev. W. Fl. Harrington will soon
organize Sunday -school at Excelsior.
Rev. l.. G. Powers exchanged with
Rev. FL. M. Simmons, Unitarian, Sunday,
April IL.
Rev. l.. ID. Boynton preached in the
First church in the morning, and Rev.
Mr.. Vail in the evening OF April II, Mr..
Shutter being in Chicago and DR.. Tuttle
in New York.
DR.. Tuttle is expected home in May,
A whole city will welcome him.
Mr.. @. P. Haseltine, of the Third
society, is in California. He is expected
home soon.
= Sunday, May 2, will be made a
flower festival day at the Third church.
1t is the annual celebration of the birth
of that parish.
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Rev. Thomas B. Thayer, D. D.

THE THEOLOGY OF UNIVERSALISM. Being
Scrptural Exhibition of it's Doctrines Teachings
their Logical Connections and Moral Relations including Crit
ca Examination of the Passages Cited in Defence the Trinity
Vicrious Atonemen Natural Depravity General Judgment
and Endless Punishment By Rev. T. B. Thayer D. D. Large
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Thayers work is well projections Deity grow
and recognized ing naturally into trunk and
the valuable branches putting forth
publications. embodies buds blossoms,
single volume the finally producing the fruit
the denomination Christian life" The
doctrines of Christian the therefore
oogy with the and p1ac prehensive than
tica lessons of the faith volume devoted
criticism of the popular teach general subect and
ing which Universalism cuted highly salts
1t is thus in the nature factory the denomination
of treatise instructive readers
the principles faith being other
clearly unfolded the find many principles
examined which supposed cdated, particular
to teach the doctrine and
Its method orderly and and evidences in
tematic it's aim, the faith To those
words the author, who wish theology
that Unversasm is not complete system, and to
confused collection of doctna find adequate the
Fragments without continuity question: What Universaism
relation of parts but Dr. Thayers work
tenn of divinity, tree OF life mended.
rooted the
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE DOCTRINE OF END
- LESS PUNISHMENT. By Rev I. b. Thayer D. d. limo
$50 pages rs cents.
punishment
of divine and traces it directly heather
carefully the Old Testament finds
doctrine in the Pararcha and periods of Jewish history
discovers the nations of Rome Greece and Egypt
and claims that invented by heather legislators and
shown by their confessions 1t gives extracts from hea
then writings describing HE'LL it's location inhabitants and
iment comparing these with the church doctrine shows
that endless punishment taught the New Testament
and discusses its introduction into the Christian church and the
evil influence has always exerted The work is written in
popular style and intended for the people brief
gives the results of wide reading and much scholarly study
believe the doctrine which opposes and whose heather
it clearly shows
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The Osceola times., 1887-08-20
OsCEOLA, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 90 1887

did set out to abolish? Ny own.
The whole object Of the social or
ganization, the whole constitution of
society, has no object but that of
abolishing all poverty. II every ma,
will set to work diligently to abol-
ish poverty in his own case it will
disappear from the face Of society.
The reason why poverty does not
disappear is because there are great
number Of tramps and bummers and
lazy fellows, called in the old law,
beggars and yagabonds, who do not
want to abolish poverty. They live
by poverty. They could abolish it
quickly enough if they would go to
work as you work and work"
Chauncy NJ. Depew: The coun-
try is getting full of fellows who are
not worth saving. They come from
no particular class. They come from
the parlors of the rich, the houses Of
the great business men of the coun.
try, from the homes of farmers, me.
chanics and laborers-young men
whose whole idea is to get on with
out work or by some one else's work
They are not worth saving. The
two main elements of success in thi:
world, of anti-poverty in this world
are sobriety and industry. | have
kept record of all the boys who
started with me in life, aud as lool
back, standing now so years of age
every one of those men who wss so
ber and did not squander his money
owns his home and his independence
Every one of them who drank Il
dead. The gentlemen who are seek
ing to abolish poverty just now arr
most honorable men and theorists
but you can pass resolutions in al
the meetings in the United State
that there must be 70 small pox, bu
small pox there will be all the same.
Industrial Gazette.
The Osceola times., 1887-08-20
Out of Danger.

Illustrations often convey more
truth than a long and learned ser
mon: Once there was $ wealthy
and powerful king, tull of care and
very unhappy. He heard of a hermit
famed for his wisdom and pIety, aud
found him in cave on the border
of wilderness.
Holy man." said the king" |
come to learn how | may become
happy"
Without making a reply, the wise
man led the king over rough path
until he brought him to IA high rock,
on the top of which an eagle had
built her nest.
"Why has the eagle built hel
nest yonder?" he asked.
4" Doubtless" answered the king
:" that she may be out of danger"
"Then initiate the Bird" said The
wise man. Build thy home in heav
en-, and thou shalt have peace anC
happiness on the earth. YOUTH
Companion.
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THE Railroad horror of last Thurs
day night, week ago, on the Toie-
do, Peoria and Western road, has
been fruitful theme of conversation
during the past week. The accident
occurred at night, near Chatsworth'
Ills. An excursion train of six
coaches, six sleepers and two bag
gage cars pulled by two engines was
en- route to Niagara Falls, with
about $50 pleasure seekers on board
and passing over burning briuge
which broke with the weight of the
second engine, the entire train oi
coaches were telescoped, and theil
occupants crushed and mang led
over one hundred people were killed
outright and more than twice as
many wounded.
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"Bc yc temperate IN all things"
was a wise injunction, and would APP
ply to intolerance as well rs to drunk
enness. That the intcmperate use of
intoxicating liquors is an evil, few,
if any would deny.
That it is at the root Of many So
cial disorders is conceded but then
the question arises: What is the ap
propriate remedy, and what the pres
ent necessity? TO destroy indYid-
ual liberty and moral responsibility
would be to eradicate one evil by
the substitution of another which it is
admitted would be more fatal than
that for which it was offered as a
remedy jeff Davis.
1t has been laid down by the faith
ers, that "men were created free and
equal, and were endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable
rights" and to secure these rights,
governments were Instituted among
nen. Why was it necessary to in
stitute governments to secure ''inal-
icnable rights?" That eReh indivld-
ual in the community might become
interested in the prosperity, or wei
fare of that community. For this
general purpose his individual in
alieuable right" is sacrificed for the
good of the whole, and he assumes a
moral obligation to so direct the
events of his life as to aid IN seour-
ing it. Hence he has no right to
pursue a course of action that will
impair his ability to do so, much less
to destroy the ability of others.
JEFF Davis has certainly forgotten
that he once was member o' the
United States government, and that
he was not allowed even the h6ertj
to secede and set ups "personal llb'
erty government" Of his own, with
the editor of this paper and the en-
tire South to back him.